Meet our Cherokee Park Ranch 2016 Staff

Cherokee Park Ranch has incredible horseback riding, breathtaking scenery, mouth watering food, but the very best part is our staff! We get hundreds of applicants a year and take our time to choose the perfect group of people to complete our ranch family. We are looking forward to the summer and we can’t wait for ya’ll to meet this extraordinary staff. Until then, we’d like to give you a sneak peek….

Alexis

Position: Prep Cook

Hometown: Winchester, TN

What she is looking forward to this summer: “I’m excited to meet new people and ready for the new adventure that is in store for me!”

A fun fact about her: “As goofy as I am, I am a senior, pre-law student and playing college basketball!”

Madii

Name: Madii

Position: Wrangler

Hometown: Levittown, Pennsylvania

What she is looking forward to this summer: “What am I NOT looking forward to?! I can hardly wait to wake up to 130 horses again, and to give Squid hugs every morning! I can’t wait to get back on the trails and take people to some of the most beautiful places on earth too.”

A fun fact about her: “I’ll be graduating from the University of Delaware in May with a degree in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and a minor in Wildlife Conservation, and will be applying to vet school this fall. I’ve owned my horse, Sky, for 10 years now, and have recently trained him to ride completely tackless (with no saddle or bridle).”

Ty

Position: Wrangler

Hometown: Winchester, TN

What he is looking forward to this summer: “I am looking forward to a rip roaring good time on the trails!!

A fun fact about him: “My real name is Pelatiah and I have a basset hound named Buster.”

Ryan

Position: Head Maintenance

Hometown: Cheyenne, WY

What he is looking forward to this summer: “The morning coffee!”

A fun fact about him: “I have a black heeler named Ranger!

Monica

Position: Kids Counselor

Hometown: Collegeville, PA

What she I looking forward to this summer: “Working with my best friend, Abby Pale at the ranch and meeting everyone that vacations at CPR!”

A fun fact about her: “I ride for a Division 1 Equestrian Team at Delaware State University.”

Abby

Position: Kids Counselor

Hometown: Horsham, PA

What she is looking forward to this summer: “Meeting the guests each week and working alongside my best friend Monica, as well as all the other amazing staff members!”

A fun fact about her: “I am a crossfit trainer and I have five miniature dachshunds at home!”

Gregory

Position: Wrangler

Hometown: Loveland, Colorado

What he is looking forward to this summmer: “Providing Cherokee Park Guests with an authentic western dude ranch experience.”

A fun fact about him: “I take care of CAM the Ram (CSU’s mascot) and display him at a plethora of CSU events.”

Chloe

Position: Crew

Hometown: Morrow, OH

What she is looking forward to this summer: “I am really looking forward to learning skills with others and discovering new things about myself. Also, being surrounded by a beautiful and positive environment!”

A fun fact about her: “I hope to own my own studio someday and make animated films like Walt Disney.”

Jacob

Position: Maintenance

Hometown: Caro, MI

What he is looking forward to this summer: “Looking forward to building new friendships, fishing, and strumming some tunes.”

A fun fact about him: “I haven’t been home for my last 4 summers.”

Brittni

Position: Crew

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

What she is looking forward to this summer: “I’m looking forward to being able to meet new people, foster relationships with the staff and get to know the guests that come to the ranch. I’m also excited to get outside and enjoy the beautiful environment that surrounds the ranch. I can’t wait for this unforgettable summer!”

A fun fact about her: “Last year I backpacked around Thailand and Taiwan for a month, I even got to ride on an elephant while I was there!”

Meagan

Position: Crew

Hometown: Knoxville, TN

What she is looking forward to this summer: “I’m looking forward to waking up half way across the country everyday and meeting new people daily. The fact that I get to do that while hang out with horses everyday is just an incredible bonus!”

A fact about her: “I’m ambidextrous!”

Alex

Position: Maintenance

Hometown: Bellvue, CO

What he is looking forward to this summer: “I am looking forward to the hay rides and the square dance.”

A fact about him: “I design and build unique pieces of equipment both antique and new.”

Becca

Position: Crew

Hometown: Levittown, PA

What she is looking forward to this summer: “I’m super excited to ride a lot, especially because I don’t get to do it often here. And to learn how to square-dance!!”

A fact about her: “I absolutely love to read, and I’m a die-hard Harry Potter fan.”

Dedra

Position: Wrangler

Hometown: Hop Bottom, PA

What she is looking forward to this summer: “I can’t wait to meet everybody this summer! As well as see what new and delicious food the ranch will be making :)”

A fact about her: “For 18 years I’ve been spelling/pronouncing my name wrong.”

Robbie

Position: Wrangler

Hometown: Lebanon, OH

What he is looking forward to this summer: “I’m excited to ride the mountains with new friends!”

A fact about him: “I love to climb trees even though I’m scared of heights.”

Chase

Position: Wrangler

Hometown: Savannah, TN

What he is looking forward to this summer: “I’m looking forward to seeing friends, old and new, when I get out to the ranch.”

A fact about him: “I’m an amateur haberdasher.”

Dan

Position: Wrangler

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

What he is looking forward to this summer: “Being back in Colorado and to hang out with Ty, Ryan, Townsend, Caree, Dickey and (most of all) Madii again!”

A fact about him: “I literally can’t leave Cherokee Park Ranch ever…10 years as a guest and 4 summers working there.”

Zachary

Position: Maintenance

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

What he is looking forward to this summer: “This is my first summer, so I am looking forward to a new experience.”

A fact about him: “I just graduated from the Texas military institute.”

Megan

Position: Crew

Hometown: Beaumont, TX

What she is looking forward to this summer: “I am looking forward to meeting a bunch of new people, being able to line dance every week and hopefully practice fly fishing.”

A fact about her: “I was one of the cooks on a week long sailboat trip around Whitsundays Islands in Australia.”